microsatellite
noun
microsatellite is spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-A-T-E-L-L-I-T-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microsatellite means “A miniature satellite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microsatellite is microsatellites.
How many letters and syllables are in microsatellite?
| Letters | 14: M-I-C-R-O-S-A-T-E-L-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is microsatellite?
Microsatellite appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of microsatellite
- microsatellites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microsatellite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A miniature satellite.
- 2
Any of a group of polymorphic loci in DNA that consist of repeat units of just a few base pairs.
- 3
An artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microsatellite come from?
From micro- + satellite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).